Good Start
Monday, July 07, 2008
The army outfit narrowly beat Prisons 1-0 at the National Stadium on Friday night before overcoming Miscellaneous 2-1 in Lobatse on Saturday. Mokgathi Mokgathi took advantage of the Miscellaneous' early stage fright and poor defending to put Matebele ahead with a well-taken goal in the 24th minute.
The former TASC forward exploited a perfect cross from Nelson 'Viola' Gabolwelwe just behind the defence and hit a first time shot before his markers knew what was happening. Before the goal, the Serowe minnows nearly punished BDF XI in the 18th minute when Donald Thobega's mistake on the edge of the box presented Godfrey Kebifetswe with a clear-cut chance, which he failed to convert.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...